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Buddha tooth relic shown in special rite to Sec Bevin, Kandy, Ceylon
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Stuyvesant and P Cooper Village tenants protest $20 monthly fee for parking under F D Roosevelt Drive viaduct, 18-23 Sts; city rents area to NY Skyports Inc; lack of facilities in projects protested
French Min Schuman bars any revision of status until completion of Ger peace treaty, conf with Chancellor Adenauer, Bonn; says efforts for closed econ ties with France will continue
Army adopts new program for placing skilled Negroes into white units as vacancies occur
1950Debbie Allen, American actress, dancer, and choreographer[†]
Deborah Kaye Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated for 22 Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. She has won a Golden Globe Award, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991. In 2025, she will receive an Academy Honorary Award.
1950Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and producer (died 2010)[†]
Robert George Schimmel was an American stand-up comedian who was known for his blue comedy. While the extremely profane nature of his act limited his commercial appeal, he had a reputation as a "comic's comic" due to his relentless touring, comedy albums and frequent appearances on HBO and The Howard Stern Show. Schimmel is number 76 on the 2004 program Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.
In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people[†]